योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-154, verse-2

निराधारो निराधेयो निर्मानो निरुपाश्रयः ।
स्वभावस्थः स्वयं शान्तः सर्गात्मा सर्वथोदितः ॥ २ ॥

nirādhāro nirādheyo nirmāno nirupāśrayaḥ ,
svabhāvasthaḥ svayaṃ śāntaḥ sargātmā sarvathoditaḥ 2

2. nirādhāraḥ nirādheyaḥ nirmānaḥ nirupāśrayaḥ
svabhāvasthaḥ svayam śāntaḥ sargātmā sarvathā uditaḥ

2. aham nirādhāraḥ nirādheyaḥ nirmānaḥ nirupāśrayaḥ
svabhāvasthaḥ svayam śāntaḥ sargātmā sarvathā uditaḥ asmi

2. "Without support, without a foundation, free from pride, without dependence, I remain situated in my intrinsic nature (svabhāva), spontaneously peaceful, with creation (sarga) as my very being (ātman), and fully manifest in every aspect."

2. ללא משען וללא דבר להישען עליו, נטול גאווה ובלתי תלוי, שרוי בטבעי המקורי, שליו בעצמי, נשמת הבריאה כולה, זורח מכל בחינה.

Words meanings summery:

• निराधारः (nirādhāraḥ) - without support, unsupported

• निराधेयः (nirādheyaḥ) - without a basis (for anything to be placed upon), not an object

• निर्मानः (nirmānaḥ) - without pride, humble, free from conceit

• निरुपाश्रयः (nirupāśrayaḥ) - without reliance, independent

• स्वभावस्थः (svabhāvasthaḥ) - situated in one's intrinsic nature

• स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

• शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, calm, tranquil

• सर्गात्मा (sargātmā) - whose self is creation, whose intrinsic nature is the flow of the universe

• सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, completely, entirely

• उदितः (uditaḥ) - fully manifest (risen, manifested, said, uttered)

Words meanings and morphology

निराधारः (nirādhāraḥ) - without support, unsupported

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirādhāra

nirādhāra - unsupported, without basis, independent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+ādhāra)

• nir – without, free from
  indeclinable
• ādhāra – support, basis, foundation
  noun (masculine)

निराधेयः (nirādheyaḥ) - without a basis (for anything to be placed upon), not an object

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirādheya

nirādheya - that which cannot be supported or contained, having no object

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+ādheya)

• nir – without, free from
  indeclinable
• ādheya – that which is to be placed or deposited, an object, contents
  noun (neuter)
  Gerundive/Future Passive Participle
  Derived from root 'dhā' with prefix 'ā-'.
  Prefix: ā
  Root: dhā (class 3)

निर्मानः (nirmānaḥ) - without pride, humble, free from conceit

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirmāna

nirmāna - free from pride or conceit, humble

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+māna)

• nir – without, free from
  indeclinable
• māna – pride, honor, respect, measure
  noun (masculine)

निरुपाश्रयः (nirupāśrayaḥ) - without reliance, independent

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of nirupāśraya

nirupāśraya - having no support or refuge, independent

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (nir+upāśraya)

• nir – without, free from
  indeclinable
• upāśraya – refuge, reliance, abode, support
  noun (masculine)

स्वभावस्थः (svabhāvasthaḥ) - situated in one's intrinsic nature

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of svabhāvastha

svabhāvastha - situated in one's own nature or condition

Compound type : tatpuruṣa (svabhāva+stha)

• svabhāva – one's own state or nature, intrinsic nature
  noun (masculine)
• stha – standing, staying, situated in
  adjective (masculine)
  Agent Noun/Participial suffix
  Derived from root 'sthā'.
  Root: sthā (class 1)

स्वयम् (svayam) - by oneself, spontaneously, naturally

(indeclinable)

शान्तः (śāntaḥ) - peaceful, calm, tranquil

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of śānta

śānta - calm, peaceful, tranquil, appeased, ceased

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'śam'.

Root: śam (class 1)

सर्गात्मा (sargātmā) - whose self is creation, whose intrinsic nature is the flow of the universe

(noun)

Nominative, masculine, singular of sargātman

sargātman - whose nature is creation, having the self of creation

Compound type : bahuvrīhi (sarga+ātman)

• sarga – creation, emission, discharge, natural disposition
  noun (masculine)
• ātman – self, soul, spirit, essential nature
  noun (masculine)

सर्वथा (sarvathā) - in every way, completely, entirely

(indeclinable)

Suffix -thā indicating manner.

उदितः (uditaḥ) - fully manifest (risen, manifested, said, uttered)

(adjective)

Nominative, masculine, singular of udita

udita - risen, appeared, manifested, said, spoken

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'i' (to go) with prefix 'ud-' (to rise), or 'vad' (to speak) with prefix 'ud-'. Context here implies 'risen/manifested'.

Prefix: ud

Root: i (class 2)

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